Recreational Fishing Gifts

Fishing Stories

Ice fisher.

'You're going to need a bigger net.'

The art of fishing.

'How many have you caught today'

'Just a couple more and we'll call it a day.'

Brothers of the Angle: Fishermen think of themselves as one big family.

"FISH ON"

Baitcaster reel with tangled line

"Top quality line, expert knot, expensive lure: Now, that's how you recognise a Sport Fisherman..."

'You're setting the hook too hard, Hank.'

"I don't know. Some swear by worms, others say minnows work best. I try not to get caught up in all the hype."

'I don't have any fish. . . Because I catch and release, yeah, that's it, catch and release!'

"I have mixed emotions about having been caught and thrown back."

The experience angler is prepared for little snags of courses and knows the most scientific way to deal with them.

"Warning! The fish in this lake are very smart!!"

Man settled down to a book is irritated that he has a bite

Fishermen with no catches are told that there were lots of fish caught a few days earlier

Keeper ready to save fishing man from the water

He is Here Supposed to be Getting His Takle in Order, and Trying the Management of his Line.

Fishing from a Fish

Bitchbark Canoe

The Games Man: Fishing is his sole form of exercise - but he considers it bad form to move more than his wrist when casting.

'Boy, the fish are really biting today, aren't they, Fred?'

"A wet winter, but we're making the best of it."

'I think the salmon is thoroughly smoked.'

'Not that net!'

Check out the nice crawdads I have in the bait bucket, George.

"Another dry scotch Manhattan, Mike. Make it a double."

"Trust me, Lew, if anyone knows where the salmon are jumping, she does!"

Local Knowledge

Desert Island Meals.

Bite out of fishing pier.

'You lifted your head.'

The Solitary 'Pleasure' Fisherman whose one desire is to get away from it all.